James Taylor - Barrister
James is a barrister at CANDEY working across the firm’s core practice areas. In particular, he is gaining experience of insolvency, arbitration, and company and commercial litigation.
Recent work includes:
Contour No.1 LLP v Farah & Others: drafted re-amendments to Third Party’s Defence to Additional Claim and Counterclaim in multi-million-pound dispute arising out of a joint venture (High Court, KBD).
Successfully obtained relief from sanctions (debarring witness statements) in proceedings arising out of an investment agreement made between shareholders in a farming company (High Court, KBD).
Successfully obtained a Norwich Pharmacal order against a leading high street bank in relation to a phishing fraud targeting an Italian clothing manufacturer (High Court, ChD).
Successfully defended a wasted costs application in respect of applications for rescission of a winding up order and a validation order (High Court, ChD).
Advised in relation to a proprietary injunction over £20 million of litigation settlement proceeds (High Court, KBD).
Drafted ICC Request for Arbitration in a commercial dispute between a large Russian oil company and a multinational conglomerate.
Drafted claim notices in respect of alleged breaches of insured warranties in a share purchase agreement. Drafted LCIA Request for Arbitration in the same matter.
Advised in relation to an OFSI sanctions designation against an ultra-high-net-worth individual.
Advised a Russian oil company on application of US and UK sanctions to import of industrial equipment.
Drafted pre-action correspondence and advised in relation to prospective claims against two investment banks in respect of their early redemption of equity-linked securities.
Before commencing pupillage, James was the Judicial Assistant to David Richards LJ in the Court of Appeal; and subsequently a Research Assistant in the Commercial and Common Law team at the Law Commission of England and Wales.
During his legal studies James was a Lord Denning Scholar of Lincoln’s Inn and won the Lincoln’s Inn Student Law Journal Prize. Before converting to law James graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge with a First in history.
James was called to the Bar of England and Wales at Lincoln’s Inn in October 2021.
Email: jtaylor@candey.com